Archaeologists uncover ancient snuff tubes in Peru, revealing how Chavín elites used hallucinogens to build power and control ...

"Taking psychoactives was not just about seeing visions. It was part of a tightly controlled ritual, likely reserved for a ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing traces of psychedelic snuff and tobacco. The presence of the "snuff tubes" in a ...

Although their own name for themselves remains unknown, the Chavín of Peru clearly shared common agricultural techniques, ...

Inside, researchers found nicotine from wild Nicotiana species and vilca, a psychedelic powder derived from the vilca tree.

That includes ancient Egypt, as well as ancient Greek, Vedic, Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures. The Urarina people who live in the Peruvian Amazon Basin still use a psychoactive brew called ayahuasca in ...

Hallucinogens proved to be one of the most powerful tools of Peru's ancient Chavín Phenomenon society for maintaining ...